Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 200,958 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
200,958 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
10th
of 138 countries
All-time high
216,961 number
in 2010
All-time low
123,121 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 123.1k number1999: 136.1k number2000: 145.0k number2001: 156.2k number2002: 169.3k number2003: 180.9k number2004: 191.5k number2005: 201.0k number2006: 206.8k number2007: 209.0k number2008: 210.8k number2009: 211.0k number2010: 217.0k number2012: 207.2k number2013: 212.2k number2014: 214.0k number2015: 213.6k number2016: 214.4k number2017: 211.4k number2018: 208.5k number2019: 201.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam is 200,958 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam peaked at 216,961 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 123,121 number, in 1998.

Viet Nam ranks 10th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Viet Nam, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 123,121 number
1999 136,111 number +10.6%
2000 145,033 number +6.6%
2001 156,247 number +7.7%
2002 169,262 number +8.3%
2003 180,869 number +6.9%
2004 191,453 number +5.9%
2005 201,016 number +5.0%
2006 206,815 number +2.9%
2007 209,039 number +1.1%
2008 210,774 number +0.8%
2009 210,997 number +0.1%
2010 216,961 number +2.8%
2012 207,240 number -4.5%
2013 212,184 number +2.4%
2014 214,029 number +0.9%
2015 213,625 number -0.2%
2016 214,427 number +0.4%
2017 211,447 number -1.4%
2018 208,477 number -1.4%
2019 200,958 number -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 129,616 number 123,121 number 136,111 number 2
2000s 188,150 number 145,033 number 210,997 number 10
2010s 211,039 number 200,958 number 216,961 number 9

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 7 Germany 274,083 number compare
  2. 8 Philippines 238,700 number compare
  3. 9 Mexico 212,825 number compare
  4. 11 Türkiye 195,037 number compare
  5. 12 Uzbekistan 173,783 number compare
  6. 13 Egypt 157,365 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Viet Nam was 200,958 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 216,961 number in 2010.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 123,121 number in 1998.
How does Viet Nam rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.